Windshield



0. E. HUNT. WINDSHIELD. APPLICATloN FILED ocT. la. 1.9.16.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE.

ORMONI) E. HUNT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO PACKARD MOTOR CAR l COMPANY, F DETROIT,'MICHIGN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

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Application led October 18, 1916.

citizen 'of the United States7 and resident of Detroit, lVayne county, State of Michigan,

have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Windshlelds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in motor vehicles and particularly to an vimprovement in windshields and associated parts.

One object of the invention is to provide a filler board between the windshield and dash cowl which conducts air into the front compartment of the motor vehicle.A

Another object of the invention is to provide a filler board made up of sheet metal plates joined at the top and edges and open at the bottom havingI ports in the front plates through which air passes into the filler board and thence to the'front compartment of t-he vehicle and shutters for controlling such passage of air.

Another object is toprovide tapering means joining the filler board brackets tov the windshield stanchions mounted thereon.

Another object is to provide means'for anchoring the filler board to the dash cowl.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection withV the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification, and in which Figure 1 is an elevation of part of a motor vehicle embodying this invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and

Y Fig. 4 is a transversel section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings 10 designates the dash,

Y *cowl of a motor vehicle on which is mounted a windshield 11 and, between the windshield and the cowl, a filler'board 12. One half only of these elements is shown and will be described but it will be understood that the other half corresponds in every way. Brackets 13 at the ends of the cowl support the filler board through projecting anges 14 and the windshield through windshield stanchions 15 mounted on top of the brackets. The windshield and filler board are thus independently carried by the y dash cowl.

Specication of Letters Patent.

i Patented oct.5,1e2o.

serial No. 126,377. i

edge of the plate 16 is inwardly flanged at 20 while the side edges are offset as at 21.

Bolts joining these plates pass through the flanges 19 and the flanges 19 sides.

At the top' of the plate 16 in front of the 20, at the top and through flange 20,is a cross bar 22 which extends the length'of the plate and into which the bolts 23 Joining the plates 16 and 17 at the top enter. A metal strip 24 fastened tov the lower edge of the windshield extends down between the flanges 19 and 20 and is secured by the bolts 23. The bolts 23 pass through slots 19 in the top flange 19 of the plate 1.7 so that that plate can be slipped on or off when the bolts are loosened.' By this construction the front plate 16 of the filler hoard can be secured to the windshield and thus positioned relatively to the windshield and cowl before the rear plate 17 is set in place. l g

The front plate of the filler board is provided with ports through whichv airV enters theliller board to nass out through the opening 18 into the front compartment of the motor vehicle, ports 2 5 are provided having shutters 26 to regulate the amount of air supplied. The

shutters turn on hinges 27'` the hinge platesy and offset portions 21 at the In this embodiment twoA heineV secured to the shutters and to the cross lier in anv desirable manner. The shut! ters 26 are actuated by a rock shaft 27 Y mounted in plates 28 and having arms 29 connected -to the shutters bv links 30A Suitnhl@ means may he provided to oscillate the shaft and thus throueh the mechanism described to onen or close the ports 25.

Below the rear end of the dash cowl 10 is rear rail 31 to which the front plate 16 of the filler board is anchored bv bolts. 32 which also clamp the plates 23. Washers 33 of anv desired thickness may be used to senarate the plates 28 from the front plate 16 the required distance.

The front plate with its shutters in position can thus he secured to the dash cowl and ro the windshield before the rear plate,

ter mechanism and to directthe passage of Vofthe plate 17 overlies thel offset portion 21 and both rest against the projecting flange 14 of the bracket 13. Bolts 34 of suitable length pass through openings in Ythe flange and oifset portion Vand engage threaded pockets 35 in the flange 14C'. See

Y Fig. 4. The lower corners of the filler board mounted in the filler f bracket 13. Y,stanchion here shown` comprises a tube into Y which is fixed-preferably by brazing a screw 25' which are behind the rear rail 31 are securely anchored'by the means shown in Fig.

3, a bolt B6 passing through the rail as well as through the flange 14, offsetk portion 21 Vand flange 19. Y

'The windshield is ofthe usual type provided at either end with.Y astanchion 15 37'tapered yat the upper end andslightly below the' middle, the lower end 'ofthev 'screw being-` straight. opening 38 tapered at the mouthto receive the lower tapered portion ofthe screw 37 and havingthreads cut therein near the bottom with which the threads of the screw 37 engage. VThe stanchion is screwed down f until thetapered portions engage and it is tlius held firmly 'fixed in place.V f Y f vWhile' one embodiment only of the inf vention is shown and described, it is obvious that others can'beused without going beyond the spirit or scope lof the invention 'i as .set forth in the annexedclaims.

. I claim. and desire to vvsecure by laetters Having thus 'described invention-what Patent is: i v

-1.V VIna-motor vehicle, in combinatioinga dash cowl,'a windshield', afiillenboaid, side Vbrackets secured to the'cowl-for supporting said filler board, axially socketed stanchions vfoiisupporting said windshield, said brackets 'having .jtaperetl Vopenings verticallyV alined with the` sockets in theA stanchions and tapered pins at' the bottom Vof said-stan-v chions engaging said openings. Y

2. ln a. motor vehicle, in combination, aV

dash cowl, a windshield, a :liller board, side brackets secured tothe cowl and eXteriding` above the same for supportingsaid filler board, hollow Vstancliions for 'supporting saidlwindshield, said brackets having-tarail below the cowl.

They

In the'bracket 13 is anl pered openings in axial alinement with said stanchions and tapered pins at the bottom of said stanchions threaded into said openings. Y f i 3. ln a motor vehicle, in combination, a dashcowl, a windshield, a filler board, said ller board comprising two plates, joined at the top byv bolts, and a strip fastened at the top to the lower sash of the windshield and clampedatV the bottom between the filler board and the plates. Y A

. 4. In a motor vehicle, in combination, a dash cowl, having a rear rail, a filler board at the rear of said cowl andV made up of two plates joined together and means for anchoring one 'plate of said filler board to said f 5. In a motor vehicle, in combination, a

ldash cowl having a rear rail, a filler boardvv atthe rear-of saidcowl and made up ofV two plates joined together at the top and overlapped at the sides andv means passing through said cowl rail and overlapped plates for securing said fillerboard to said cowl rail.

6. In a motor vehicle, in combination, a dash cowl, a windshield, hollow vertical side brackets on said cowl, hollow stanchions mounted on said brackets and axially alined therewith and positioning said windshield above said cowl with a space therebetween, a iller board mounted on said brackets independentlyV of said stanchions for closing said space -cowl rail to which edgesof said filler board are secured, and Ventilating shutter mechanism carried by saidfiller board. I

7. ln a Vmotor vehicle, in combination, a

. dash cowl, a windshield, hollow side brackets on said cowl, hollow stanchions mounted on said lbrackets axially alined 'therewith and positioningVV said windshield above said cowl with a space therebetween, a two Ipart filler board between said windshield and cowl, shutter mechanism carried Vby said board, cowl rail means for mounting one part of said filler board and said' shutter mechanism on said cowl andv windshield,

- means for later positioning said second part.

of windshield,`and means for joining said filler board parts to eachother and to Vthe iside brackets, said Vparts of the filler board having 'overlapped'.edges.secured to said-rail. i. Y,

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